THWARTING EFFORTS

thwart /θwɔːt/ to stop something from happening or someone from doing something; if you thwart someone or thwart their plans, you prevent them from doing or getting what they want.

The accounting firm deliberately destroyed documents to thwart government investigators.

Her ambition to become an artist was thwarted by failing eyesight.

Our holiday plans were thwarted by the airline pilots' strike

synonyms

check, circumvent, counter, curb, defeat, foil, frustrate, impede, obstruct, oppose, prevent, stop, ...

 Homework for 1A2 students:

– Revision: SB p. 96 (audio 9.1);  SB p. 170 (audio 9.2) 
– SB p. 171 9A b
– SB. pp. 102 & 103: 1 GRAMMAR a & b; 2 PRONUNCIATION a (audio 9.1) & b; 3 VOCABULARY a & b

Activities and homework for students of C2:

1) Here you have the link to the video classes... in case you have not received the email message.
2) Today's word
3) Today's headlines: headline 1 -- headline 2
4) Revision  + audio 
5) Homework:
    --  Listening activity: audio
    --  Furloughed employees